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Meet the woman who fought Northwest Nazis
Nearly a century before Patriot Front, Margaret L. Weaver was confronting the forces of white supremacy and intolerance.
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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Introducing the Black Arts Legacies Podcast!
Enjoy this short excerpt of Crosscut's newest podcast title, which features host Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers touring the places that have fostered Seattle’s Black artists.
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Bad times are nothing new: Lessons from past political upheaval
Fifty years ago, America was at a breaking point. Here's what I learned then that might help us through today's turmoil.
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The Seattle World’s Fair that could have been
As the city celebrates the event's 60th anniversary, we look back at plans that never happened — including a floating island, a huge dome and an Atlantic City-style boardwalk.
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The Real Story of the Mercer Girls
In pop culture, the relocation of 'marriageable' women to places like Seattle was played as a humorous, feel-good story. It wasn’t.